Case for eyeglasses



E. H. FLITTON.

CASE FOR EXEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 19., 1919.

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Be it known that I, EnwAnn l-li 'FLITTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Case for Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in eye-glass cases, and has for its object to provide means for protecting the glass from the metallic holder and chain, and particularly to prevent the chain from becoming wound upon or entangled with the nose-piece and metallic appendages of the nose-piece. The invention includes a flexible wing or flap having a lesser length and width than the lid, adapted to be interposed between the eye glasses and its chain and bolder when the case is closed, to provide the protection mentioned and to prevent entanglement of the chain with the eye glasses or its metallic parts.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an eyeglass case showing the improvement, the partition or flap being shown in engagement with the lid. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of parts, the flexible wing or flap being laid partly upon the case. Fig. 3 is an end view of the case when opened, the flap being disposed in engagement with the ledge of the case.

Referring now particularly to the drawing, the improvement is shown and described in connection with an eye-glass case 4 of ordinary construction, the conventional ledge which extends longitudinally thereof at its outer side to overhang a part of the top being indicated at 5, the lid 6 having a length corresponding to the length but having a lesser width than the width of the case, said lid being mounted by any suitable means to swing from that side of the case opposite to the ledge, to open position, or to engagement with the ledge, when closed.

The case described is so well. known that no further description is required except to state that the function discharged by the ledge is to partly cover the eye glasses 7 to prevent accidental dislodgement thereof after being placed in the case.

13-, 1 19., Serial No; 346,143.

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cated one of the conventional holders generally employed to be fastened to the person, and since the chain and its fastening device 9, when not in use, are generally deposited in the case, these metallic parts often injure the glasses and become entangled with the metaliic parts thereof. In order that these objectionable features may be avoided I provide a flexible partition, wing or flap 11 which may be secured by any suitable means at its inner longitudinal edge to the case closely adjacent to the pivotal mounting of the lid, in the present instance a row of stitches 12 being shown for this purpose, said flap having a lesser length and width than that of the lid, as plainly shown in Fig. 1, so that it will not prevent a contact of the lid with the case and its ledge when the case is closed, said flap when folded downwardlybeing adapted to cover the in ner part of the ledge 5.

As thus described, the flap provides a movable partition between the case and its lid which may be conveniently used, and in the operation of closing the case, the flap may be manually laid in the position shown in Fig. 3 for covering the glasses, the chain and its fastening device or holder 9-being disposed upon the opposite side of the flap, which effectively prevents the chain from becoming entangled with the glasses or becoming knotted with the appendages 10.

While I have shown a row of stitches 12 for securing the flap to that part of the case at the junction of the lid with said case, it is obvious that other means may be employed for this connection, and size, form, proportion and minor details may be changed, as

found to be of advantage, as determined by the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

An eye glass case comprising a casebody of the general contour of the eye glasses adapted to receive the same and being open at its top portion and closed at its bottom and sides, said case body having a ledge upon its front sidewhile overlapping a portion of the open top, a cover for the case body hinged to the longitudinal side thereof away from the ledge and adapted to snap closed against said ledge, and a partition of flexible material secured flexibly at its inner longitudinal edge at approximately line of pivoting of the cover about the case body,

saicl flexible partition adapted to be moved of the ends of the case "body "to allow a space about its flexible hinge connection indefor the chain of a support to pass above the pendently of the cover and adapted to close partition. 7

down upon the open top portion of'the case In "testimony whereof I have afiixed my 5 body while the cover is in full open position, signature in resence of two Witnesses.

said flexible partition being smaller in Width and length than the cover and adapted at EDWARD FLITTON' its free end to lie on top of only a relatively Witnesses: small inner portion of said ledge, and ends HIRAM A. STURGES,

10 of the flexible partition terminating short ARTHUR S'I'URGES. 

